A Little Something to Make You Mad

[gickelvolk]

Beware of the messenger (article)..... Check out some of the links.....

These mutts seem to have links to "ALF" level PETA types.....

 

[Chemguy]

This is clearly a personal opinion piece written by someone who has a Ph.D. and is using that title to try to convince others that they know what they are talking about. I'm going to treat this article like I would a rant from my crazy uncle.....nod, then forget about the whole thing and go on with my business. There are cranks and misinformed people everywhere, some have degrees.

 

[cutipatooti]

It's my understanding that the excess roo chick's that are not sold or used for packing are thrown in a large barrel to suffocate on top of one another or thrown into a grinder alive. Some may be humanely gassed. This is my first time raising chick's and mine came as pullets from a feed store. If I had know what happens to the roo chick's I would have done straight run. My friend ordered her chick's through the mail and they are all fine, but she made the effort to order from the closest hatchery to minimize the time they travel. It's kinder to eat your roos if you get them or give them to someone who will. If you think the chick's are bad you should see about the boy calves of the dairy cows

 

[cutipatooti]

My feed store did have to call me about part of my order that I would not be receiving because the whole box of 50 died because they were delivered to the post office on sunday when they were not open. That made me so sad. If you are ordering chick's through the mail you need to make sure you know the moment they are shipped so you know when you will need to pick them up. A good hatchery should have no problem letting you know when they were sent and know not to send them if they will arrive on a day the post office is closed

 

[Ilovemyduckies]

It's my understanding that the excess roo chick's that are not sold or used for packing are thrown in a large barrel to suffocate on top of one another or thrown into a grinder alive. Some may be humanely gassed. This is my first time raising chick's and mine came as pullets from a feed store. If I had know what happens to the roo chick's I would have done straight run. My friend ordered her chick's through the mail and they are all fine, but she made the effort to order from the closest hatchery to minimize the time they travel. It's kinder to eat your roos if you get them or give them to someone who will. If you think the chick's are bad you should see about the boy calves of the dairy cows

See, this is what I was saying. I think it is better to send the extra boys with small orders, than to kill them.

 

[Gardeningmama]

I received 4 RIR pullets from a hatchery a while back, and 1 turned out to be a roo. Maybe he was packing material, but I really fell in love with him. I hadn't planned on having a rooster, now I want more. I still prefer to see what I'm buying first, and have found a couple farms around here that I'll use from now on. You can find a wide variety of breeds on Craigslist too.

 

[howfunkyisurchicken]

Sorry if I'm repeating, but I didn't read the entire thread. Here's some food for thought, you don't have to receive the packing peanuts. The hatcheries give you the option to purchase insurance for your order. So, all of those people who aren't legally allowed to keep roos do have an option here. The hatchery doesn't just fill the box with a bunch of dead roo chicks, all of my packing peanuts (from Ideal Poultry, at that) arrived happy, healthy and in tip-top shape. Thanks to those peanuts, all of the pullets I ordered arrived in the same excellent condition. I'm not going to do any flaming, I've ordered from several different hatcheries in the past, and have been tickled pink with the birds they've sent (FYI- I think I'm most pleased with the babies and customer service I got from Ideal). What do you all think happens to roosters that are hatched in someones backyard- they all grow up and live great lives as someones beloved pet? Sorry to disappoint, but that simply isn't the case. The roosters hatched in my own yard end up as food for my family or my dog and cats. The same thing happened to the last batch of packing peanuts I received. If you don't agree with hatchery practices, then don't order from a hatchery. No ones going to flame you for that decision, so I see no need to flame the hatcheries (and the people that order from them).

 

[ButchGood]

Sorry if I'm repeating, but I didn't read the entire thread. Here's some food for thought, you don't have to receive the packing peanuts. The hatcheries give you the option to purchase insurance for your order. So, all of those people who aren't legally allowed to keep roos do have an option here. The hatchery doesn't just fill the box with a bunch of dead roo chicks, all of my packing peanuts (from Ideal Poultry, at that) arrived happy, healthy and in tip-top shape. Thanks to those peanuts, all of the pullets I ordered arrived in the same excellent condition. I'm not going to do any flaming, I've ordered from several different hatcheries in the past, and have been tickled pink with the birds they've sent (FYI- I think I'm most pleased with the babies and customer service I got from Ideal). What do you all think happens to roosters that are hatched in someones backyard- they all grow up and live great lives as someones beloved pet? Sorry to disappoint, but that simply isn't the case. The roosters hatched in my own yard end up as food for my family or my dog and cats. The same thing happened to the last batch of packing peanuts I received. If you don't agree with hatchery practices, then don't order from a hatchery. No ones going to flame you for that decision, so I see no need to flame the hatcheries (and the people that order from them).

howfunkyisyourchicken- I think you may have misinterpreted the intent of this thread. It wasn't to flame hatcheries or chicken owners it was to flame the author of this ridiculous article. Read the rest of the posts and you'll realize you revisited all that has been said already throughout this post. So you did flame, and in the correct direction.